--Leo Altarelli was born in the countryside of east anglia and grew up in a musical family. His mum taught him to sing, his grandad taught him to play the trumpet and write songs, and his italian father and italian side of the family taught him about performing and telling stories! Leo, sings, plays guitar, Trumpet and a few other instruments you might come across in these tunes. Leo is playing solo gigs around the country with his guitar and is working on his first album.

Leo's style of songwriting and performing is a mixture of many influence ,Richie Havens, The band, John Martyn, Jimi Hendrix, The Police, Stevie Wonder, Leonard Cohen, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Harry Beckett, Nina Simone, Bjork, Fourtet, Cream, Supergrass, The Jam, Elvis Costello, The Strokes, The Kings of Leon, James Brown, Sam Cook, Marvin Gaye, Dexys, Phil Spektor, Tom Waits, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Joe Cuba, Ray Barretto, Beck, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, The Beach Boys......